The Rambling Runner Podcast
A podcast about dedicated and motivated amateur runners who are working hard to get better and achieving inspirational results.
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 54 minutes
- Episodes
- 704
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2025
#583 - Road 2 CIM: Race Strategy & Logistics with Tamara Torlakson
In the second of a two episode partnership with the California International Marathon, we are diving into all-things raceday.
In this episode, Tamara Torlakson does a deep dive into the granular deta…
00:45:03 |
Tue 21 Nov 2023
#582 - Mike Carroll: Fulfilling a Promise to His Late Father
In today's episode I speak with a longtime friend who morphed into the one of the most consistent and best masters runners I know. Mike Carroll and I played at rival high schools yet bonded over off-…
01:00:18 |
Fri 17 Nov 2023
#581 - Megan Connolly Morant: WWE Star Runs 3:02 at NYC After Kidney Donation
In this far-ranging conversation, WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) TV host Megan Connolly Morant talks about it all. We made sure to discuss her recent 3:02 NYC Marathon a few months removed from …
01:15:48 |
Thu 16 Nov 2023
#580 - Road 2 CIM: OTQ Pace Groups and Achieving Dreams
In the first of a two episode partnership with the California International Marathon, we are exploring the famous CIM Olympic Trials qualifying pace groups. In 2019 Katrina Spratford-Sterling and Hen…
01:14:29 |
Tue 07 Nov 2023
#579 - Gabi Rooker: From All-American Gymnast to Elite Marathoner
Gabi Rooker has made one of the most unique athletic transformations at the top of the American women's marathoning field - All-American college gymnast to elite marathoner.
Gabi eased into running p…
00:55:49 |
Fri 03 Nov 2023
#578 - Road to the Trials with Jereny Rivera: Navigating Low Ferritin and its Significant Symptoms
Jereny Rivera is back on Road to the Trials and she has an important story to share. At the beginning of this year Jereny was experiencing significant physical symptoms that were impacting her traini…
00:38:27 |
Tue 31 Oct 2023
#577 - Racing a Marathon in the Heat
In another evergreen coaching episode we talk about how best to race a marathon in the heat. We recorded this episode because this the Marine Corps Marathon will be held this weekend in less than des…
00:23:09 |
Fri 27 Oct 2023
#576 - Polly Moody: Massive Knee Injury to a 2:46 at Chicago
Polly Moody is one badass runner. The full-time teacher and mother of two suffered a massive knee injury two years tearing her ACL and meniscus. The surgery to repair both left her wondering how she'…
00:57:12 |
Mon 23 Oct 2023
#575 - Alex Burks: D3 Runner/Science Teacher Snags an OTQ
Last weekend I had the immense privilege of watching nearly 40 athletes earn an OTQ marathon time at the McKirdy Micro Marathon. One of those athletes was Alex Burks.
In one of the most insightful an…
00:56:32 |
Fri 20 Oct 2023
#574 - Danni McNeilly: The 31st U.S. Born African-American Women to Break 3:00
It was a honor (and a blast!) to have Danni McNeilly on the show! She became the 31st U.S. born African-American women to break 3:00 in the marathon at Chicago two weeks ago. It was a result ten year…
00:53:57 |
Tue 17 Oct 2023
#573 - Bridget Chamberlin: Evolution From a 6:30 Marathon to a BQ
When Bridget Chamberlin ran her first two marathons in her early 20's she was confident that there were two types of runners: The fast runners (which included her college running friends) and slower …
01:08:13 |
Fri 13 Oct 2023
#572 - Mike Obara: Excelling with Type 1 Diabetes
Mike Obara is a tough and fast masters runner who has run over 20 marathons in the last seven years and a number of ultramarathons. He also has type 1 diabetes. Mike was diagnosed when he was a colle…
01:04:59 |
Tue 10 Oct 2023
#571 - Running Your Best Marathon (Minisode)
In this coaching minisode I dive into the factors necessary to run your best marathon, the "dream day" fallacy, and what is the biggest hurdle to racing up to your fitness and potential on race day.
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00:14:47 |
Sat 07 Oct 2023
#570 - Omar Stanley Posadas: Novice Masters Runner to a 3:01 Marathon in 3 Years
Omar Stanley Posadas started running three years ago as a masters runner. In that very short time he went from novice to a 3:01 marathoner! I couldn’t wait to get Omar on the show to talk all about h…
00:45:47 |
Wed 04 Oct 2023
#569 - Anger, Frustration, and Elation: Handling the Boston Marathon Qualifying Process
Today I am joined by Laura Galeazzo to talk about how athletes can handle the Boston Marathon qualifying process. This evergreen episode is for athletes who failed to reach the qualifying standard, t…
00:57:14 |
Sun 01 Oct 2023
#568 - Road to the Trials with Sara Vaughn: Chicago Marathon Preview
The Road to the Trials series is back with Sara Vaughn! Sara will be running the Chicago Marathon where she finished 7th with a marathon PR of 2:26 last year. The Chicago elite field is absolutely LO…
00:36:35 |
Wed 27 Sep 2023
#567 - Megan Roche, M.D. and Jacob Puzey: What Marathoners Can Learn from Ultra Runners
Today on the podcast we are joined by two legends: Megan Roche, M.D. and Jacob Puzey. In this episode we discuss what marathoners can learn from ultra runners and what closely held beliefs in the mar…
01:04:03 |
Wed 06 Sep 2023
#566 - Road to the Trials with Nell Rojas
After Nell Rojas finished the Boston Marathon her running life has been a whirlwind. In this episode, she bring her trademark honesty and dives into all of it: Getting back to top fitness after Bosto…
00:34:15 |
Fri 01 Sep 2023
#565 - Ryan Gehman: Autism, Running, and Olympic Trials Dreams
Today we dive into the incredible journey of Ryan Gehman, a 30-year-old post-collegiate runner and the 103rd finisher at the 2023 Boston Marathon, with an impressive time of 2:27 (an 11 minute PR).
R…
00:46:38 |
Mon 28 Aug 2023
#564 - Road to the Trials with Dani Moreno: OCC Preview and UTMB Talk
Dani Moreno continues her Road to the Trials mini-series as she prepares for the biggest 50k in the world - OCC during UTMB weekend.
Last year Dani finished third at this iconic race to cap off a fan…
00:36:46 |
Fri 25 Aug 2023
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